Request - As a core surgical trainee doctor currently doing a Plastic Surgery rotation I am hoping to gain some information in regards to Facial Palsy Treatments throughout England. Having got in contact with Facial Palsy UK (a charity for those who suffer from facial palsy) it has become apparent that though some patients are having surgical treatment on the NHS others are having to apply for funding on an individual basis.
With this in mind I hope to ask all Clinical commissioner groups in England via the freedom of information act whether certain procedures are freely available or whether they are funded on an individual basis and if they are not funded for what reason?
With this in mind please could you answer the following:
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Request 1 |
Which of these procedures do you offer freely and which on an individual basis for those patients with facial palsy? |
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Request 2 |
Botox injections for synkinesis or facial asymmetry. |
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Request 3 |
Static Therapies (4 procedures)
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Request 4 |
Dynamic Therapies: (2 procedures)
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Response |
The CCG has no specific commissioning restrictions on Facial palsy. It is down to individual clinical choice within our providers. |
